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0114 hours. Centereach FD is dispatched to a reported house fire at 24 Arbor Lane. Assistant Chief Feola was first in and had the alarm re-transmitted as a working fire as he had fire showing out of a second story bedroom of a private dwelling. Engine 12 was first in followed by ladder 5 and engine 2. Crews stretched on the fire and it was quickly extinguished. Selden FD sent a RIT. The fire was placed under control within 45 minutes. Chief of Department Robert Corley was the incident commander. All of the occupants escaped without injury and firefighters removed one cat.

1505 hours. Central Islip FD is dispatched to a report of a residential structure fire at 9 Okane Street off McKinney Street. Units arrived to find heavy fire rolling out of the upper level of a two story dwelling. Crews stretched in while mutual aid was requested from the Islip Terrace Fire Department for a RIT and the East Islip FD to cover. The occupants evacuated safely. Suffolk County Police Arson Squad Detectives are investigating. Click on the photo to watch Fully Involved Media's Video from the fire.

At approximately 2023 hours, the Setauket Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a house fire at 6 Shadetree Court in Stony Brook. Units arrived to find an active fire in a boiler room in the basement of a private dwelling. With the help of the Stony Brook FD, the Port Jefferson FD and the Terryville FD, the fire was quickly extinguished and confined to the basement. There were no injuries and the Town of Brookhaven Fire Marshals Office is handling the investigation.

1937 hours. The Ronkonkoma Fire Department was dispatched to a report of an outside fire at 37 Center Street. Units arrived to find an active fire on the upper level of a two story private dwelling. The fire was re-toned, bringing Lakeland, Farmingville and Nesconset FD units to the scene. The fire was brought under control within 20 minutes. There were no injuries, and all units cleared from the scene within 90 minutes. Fire Marshals from the Town of Brookhaven are handling the investigation.

Suffolk County Police Fourth Squad detectives are investigating a crash that critically injured a motorcyclist in St. James, New York on Monday, March 5, 2018.Steven A. Perrone was operating a 2006 Suzuki motorcycle eastbound on Route 25A, just west of Acorn Road, when the motorcycle left the roadway and crashed into a guardrail at approximately 11:30 p.m. Perrone, 34, of East Setauket, New York was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital where he is in critical condition.The motorcycle was impounded for a safety check.

0218 hours. The Kings Park Fire Department is dispatched to a report of a train vs vehicle near the railroad station. Units search the area, finding that a train had struck a jeep approximately one half mile west of Townline Road in the East Northport Fire District. The lone occupant of the vehicle was deceased so the FD was released from the scene by PD.

Occupants call 911 at 2230 hours reporting smoke and fire on the 2nd floor. Nesconset FD arrives and confirms an active fire on the upper level of a two story converted bungalow. 3 lines are stretched and two operate. The fire is quickly extinguished. There are no injureis and damage is confined to the upper level. Mutual aid from St. James (engine), Ronkonkoma (engine), Centereach (RIT) and Lakeland (ladder).This fire occurs during a Nor'easter. James Keane is Chief of Department and is the OIC.

2106 hours. The Kings Park Fire Department was dispatched to a reported vehicle fire on the Sunken Meadow Parkway. Units arrived to find an active fire in the engine compartment of a sedan parked on the shoulder at Exit SM4W. The fire was quickly extinguished without incident and there were no injuries.

1215 hours. The Smithtown Fire Department was dispatched to a traffic collision on Route 347 at Route 111.

This is the information provided by the Suffolk County Police Department:

Suffolk County Police Fourth Squad detectives are investigating a two-vehicle crash that killed a woman in Hauppauge today.Patrick Chestnut was driving a 2014 Mazda eastbound on Nesconset Highway when he attempted to make a turn at Route 111 and his vehicle crashed head-on with a 2017 Honda traveling westbound on Nesconset Highway at approximately 12:15 p.m. The driver of the Honda, Robert Sheehan, 73, of Lake Ronkonkoma, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious injuries. His wife, Lorraine Sheehan, 70, was transported to St. Catherine’s of Siena Medical Center in Smithtown, where she was pronounced dead. Chestnut, 32, of Fairfield, Ohio, and his passenger Karma Spear, 31, of Bay Shore, were both transported to Stony Brook University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

0620 hours. The Ronkonkoma Fire Department is dispatched to a report of a vehicle on fire on the Long Island Expressway. Units arrived to find an involved auto on the eastbound shoulder between exits 59 and 60. The fire was extinguished without incident and there were no injuries.

The Kings Park Fire Department is dispatched to a report of a building fire at 141 Main Street. Units arrive to find the building filling with smoke. Assistant Chief Clark has the alarm re-transmitted, orders a line into the building and had the 2nd due engine pick up a hydrant. The fire was quickly located in a dryer and the duct work for same. The hand line was charged and the fire was quickly extinguished. Fans were setup to vent the building while crews overhauled. The FD operated at the scene for approximately 40 minutes. A Fire Marshal from the Town of Smithtown Department of Public Safety was called to the scene to handle the investigation.

At approximately 0400 hours, the Terryville Fire Department was dispatched to a reported house on fire at 5 Clematis Street in Port Jefferson Station. Arriving units encountered heavy fire venting from an occupied single story private dwelling. A quick check confirmed that all of the occupants were accounted for and crews pushed in on the fire. Mutual aid was requested from Mt. Sinai, Port Jefferson, Setauket and Selden FD at the scene and the Coram Fire Department sent an engine to cover Terryville for the duration.Fire Marshals from the Town of Brookhaven are handling the origin and cause investigation.

1115 hours. The Stony Brook Fire Department is dispatched to a report of a house fire at 29 Woodbine Avenue off Dogwood Road. Units arrive to find active fire in one of the walls with wires down and burning outside. A working fire was transmitted bringing Setauket FD to the scene with an engine, ladder and an ambulance and the St. James Fire Department with a RIT. Crews made quick work of the fire, all searches were negative and all units cleared from the scene within an hour. The Brookhaven Town Fire Marshals Office is handling the origin and cause investigation.